CITY HALL RESTORATION – PETERSBURG VA

CITY HALL RESTORATION – PETERSBURG VA

CITY HALL RESTORATION – PETERSBURG VA

Originally the U.S. Customs House and Post Office, this imposing building was constructed in the mid 19th century by the U.S. Treasury Department. “In 1938, the building was renovated as part of a Works Progress Administration project to become Petersburg’s City Hall, and retains that use today.”

Kylie Leake

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1938

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Image, Video

English

October 13, 2019

This first file I provided is a photo of the outside of the building. I have also provided a video of the site and its surroundings. The last file I provided is a photo of a sign outside of the building. It provides a brief history of the site.

This site not only provides history from the 1930's and the WPA, but also the years going all the way back to 1860 when it was originally constructed. This site is significant because it shows the progression of the area. It shows that many things had to change in order for the country to move forward after the crash of the stock market. To document this site, I used my phone to take photographs and videos. The technology that we have available to us now, greatly helps in documenting history. We are able to not only document just the site, but its surroundings. Also with being able to take high definition images, we can see in more detail the site itself. We see the outside factors that have changed the site. Similarly to the 30's we can still look at the photos and compare from different times in history.